Margaret Walker is closer to receiving her Ph.D. She hopes that she will be eligible to graduate according to her schedule. She works towards completing her novel but contemplates on the idea due to the discussion of the Klu Klux Klan in her novel. She fears that she will not be able to live in Mississippi. She writes about different amendments passed to help promote racial equality. She writes about Malcolm X murder and the many questions about the Muslim religion. She also writes about the circumstances surrounding his murder and other leaders’ opinions on his death. She discusses a few health problems she has encountered, the pain of being away from her family and her plan to the remodeling of her home in Jackson. She is trying to determine when astrology will permit the removal of her kidney. She writes about financial constrains she has and draws astrological charts in hopes to guide her future decisions. Margaret Walker writes her biographical statement.